Internet time settings
Swatch Internet Time (.beat) Clock
Track Swatch Internet Time in @beats, using the UTC/Biel-based calculation with normal time shown secondarily.
How Swatch Internet Time works
The display above shows Swatch Internet Time as @beats. It uses the intended UTC plus one hour basis for Biel Mean Time instead of local time zone math, so the value is not the same thing as your local clock.
A day is divided into 1000 beats, from @000 to @999. The normal clock comparison is included only as context; the @beats value is the primary result and updates live while the clock is running.
How to read @beats
Swatch Internet Time removes hours and minutes from the main display. @000 is the start of the Biel Mean Time day, @500 is halfway through that day, and @999 is near the end. Because the basis is UTC+1, two people in different local time zones see the same @beat at the same moment.
Controls and display options
Live mode keeps the beat value moving from the browser/device clock. Freeze pauses the display so you can read or copy the value, Snap refreshes a frozen value to the current moment, and Fullscreen makes the @beat display easier to read across a room.
Why it looks different
Swatch Internet Time removes hours, minutes, seconds, and ordinary time-zone labels from the display. That makes it a novelty reference format rather than a replacement for local schedules or legal time.
Common examples
Use this page for internet-time demos, time-format learning, novelty clock displays, or comparing a local clock with a timezone-free @beat value. For ordinary scheduling, keep using local time, UTC, or a time-zone converter because @beats do not include a city or local offset.
Useful notes
- @beats are calculated from the Biel/UTC+1 basis, not from the viewer's local time zone.
- The route uses the current browser/device time as its live source.
- The secondary normal-time comparison helps explain the current beat without changing the @beats calculation.
Related clock formats
For a standard reference time, use the UTC clock. For a regular local digital display, try the digital clock. For Unix timestamps, use the epoch Unix time clock. For your device's local clock, use current local time.